Javier v. Javier

In an interstate custody proceeding pursuant to Domestic Relations Law article *7365-A, the petitioner father appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Flug, J.), dated January 12, 1998, which denied the petition on the ground that the State of California retained jurisdiction over the matter.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, without costs or disbursements, the proceeding is reinstated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

The…